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Southern Alberta Newspapers Albertans can share their thoughts on budget priorities in 2026 as the province opened a public consultations website on Friday. Until Jan. 15, 2026 residents can participate in the survey, which collects financial implications on previous budget decisions comparable to personal situations, and asks Albertans how much they support or oppose several [...] Read More »

Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID) announced $30,000 in funding to recipients of the 2025-26 Peter Langemann, Keith Francis, and Jonnie Popel Memorial Scholarships. Each year, the SMRID awards up to 15 annual scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each to students from across the District [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police Services will be conducting a targeted enforcement project over the next two months on window tinting and is reminding motorists and local auto dealers that tinting the front windshield or front driver and passenger side windows is illegal.  Sgt. Tony Ramotowski with the Traffic Response Unit, said Tuesday that [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In almost every Christmas movie, the antagonist often learns the true meaning of Christmas is often helping others and spreading joy. Right here in Lethbridge, there are many ways to give back and bring holiday cheer for those in the community who are less fortunate. While many [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter While it may have come later than normal, Southern Alberta received its first blanket of snow—which then melted and froze—and Lethbridge Police are reminding drivers adjust their driving for the conditions. Sgt. Tony Ramatowski, of the traffic response for LPS, says with the added snow and ice, [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A co-founder of Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front said he was surprised by Health Canada’s lack of “urgency” about the deadly toxic drug crisis, and the absence of a pharmaceutical-grade supplier meant the club had to turn to the dark web to get pure substances. Jeremy Kalicum continued his testimony in a constitutional [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney wants the Canadian lumber and steel sectors to look for more opportunities at home as U.S. tariffs and shifting global trade tides limit their opportunities abroad. Carney unveiled a suite of new supports for the tariff-stricken sectors at an event on Parliament Hill on Wednesday. He told reporters that [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — One of the founders of a “compassion club” that sold safety-tested heroin, cocaine and other drugs told a B.C. Supreme Court constitutional challenge that they felt “invincible” and hoped media coverage of their operation would spur public conversation. But Jeremy Kalicum of the Drug User Liberation Front says he now believes the publicity [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — A major storm that arrived in northern Ontario on Wednesday is forecast to bring significant snow to the province and to northern Quebec over the coming days — just in time for Environment Canada’s new colour-coded weather alert system. The storm, which originated in the United States, will bring heavy snow, strong winds [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney expects to speak with the U.S. president at a World Cup event in Washington next week, but he’s cautioning Canadians not to read too much into the conversations between the two leaders. Carney said Wednesday that trade negotiations with the United States have not restarted. He also said that [...] Read More »